Abbott was born in the Deep South and raised in Venezuela. Specializing in celebrity portraiture, his career began with a photo of Kurt Vonnegut holding a bunny rabbit. His work has appeared in Time, Newsweek, People, US, Rolling Stone, The New York Times, and countless foreign publications.

He also found time to do album covers and photo spreads on KISS, Lou Reed, The Bee Gees, Leonard Bernstein, Led Zeppelin, YoYo Ma, The Who, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Robert DeNiro, Michael Jackson, and thousands of others. After 35 years in his Tribeca studio and home, he moved 45 miles north in search of trees and space. We hope you will enjoy this wonderful and rich gallery!